HONORS GOLDEN AT VICA.Byline: Barbara De Witt De Witt, uninc. town (1990 pop. 8,244), Onondaga co., central N.Y., a residential suburb of Syracuse. Daily News Fashion Editor The night was wrapped in sequins, nostalgia, genuine bear hugs and intriguing table talk at the Valley Industry and Commerce Association's 50th Anniversary gala. About 500 leaders from business, politics and civic organizations attended the celebration at the Sheraton Universal Hotel. For David J David J. Haskins (b. April 24, 1957, in Northampton, England) is a British alternative rock musician. He was the bassist for the seminal gothic rock band Bauhaus. Life and work . Auger, the former Daily News publisher who is now general manager of Time Warner Communications, it was another in a string of honors in recent months. Auger was last feted in May with the ONE Award for community service. On Saturday, he accepted VICA's Robert E. Gibson Corporate Award for Excellence on behalf of Time Warner. Rep. Brad Sherman Bradley J. "Brad" Sherman (born October 24 1954) is an American politician. He has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives since 1997, representing California's At-large congressional district. , D-Woodland Hills, observed that VICA VICA Vocational Industrial Clubs of America VICA Video Conferencing Alliance (UK) VICA Vocational Industrial Chapters of America VICA Vision Counsel of America is a legend in Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, - not to mention a powerhouse in Washington. ``Other communities don't have credibility,'' he said. ``They don't have VICA.'' The biggest rumor of the night - one that turned out to be true - was that Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. County Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky is seriously thinking about challenging Mayor Richard Riordan - who incidentally wasn't on hand for the event. ``Yes,'' said Yaroslavsky. ``I'm thinking about running for mayor because friends are urging me, but I'm not losing sleep over the decision, which I have not yet made'' However, Yaroslavsky did make it clear what his priorities would be if he ever does become mayor: ``The two issues of most importance to me are health care and transportation.'' Yaroslavsky gave lots of credit to VICA for helping turn the city around. ``Four years ago we were $1 billion in debt; now it looks like by the end of the year we will be $30 (million) to $50 million in the black, thanks in part to VICA,'' he said. A lot of local leaders gave that credit to Bonny Herman, president of VICA since 1986. Also attending was Walter Mosher A mosher is a person who is crossed between goth/punk/skater they have long hair and listen to music like slipknot and metal music. Some people call them headbangers. At certain music shows they have something called a mosh pit, basically its a fight pit with loads of people bashing each other. , the winner of the Fernando Award, the highest civic honor for service in the Valley. Past Fernando winners were also on hand, including David Fleming, Bob Selleck, Fred Thomas, Bud Brown and Bob Neiman. Founded in 1949, VICA worked hard to keep the Valley from becoming a bedroom community. Originally calling itself the Industrial Association of the San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. , its early members dedicated themselves to bringing businesses to the Valley and focused on development, land use and transportation issues. CAPTION(S): Photo PHOTO Steve Lew, chairman of VICA, left, presents the Robert E. Gibson Award for Corporate Excellence to David J. Auger, vice president of Time Warner Communications, at VICA's 50th Anniversary gala. Michael Owen Baker/Daily News |
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